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Captain Nongrum had been an St Anthony's College alumnus and a NCC cadet of the 41 Meghalaya Artillery Battery. ""The vigour and valour of the Indian Army in the Kargil War has been unparalleled and whole nation stands beholden to the Kargil heroes of the Indian Army," Mishra said.The Kargil war was fought on the 'highest battlefield' of the world. May the martyrs of Kargil war forever live in our memory," the governor added in his message. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, speaking on Thursday, said the Kargil War had shown the world that Pakistan had illegally invaded Indian territory. SHILLONG/ ITANAGAR/ IMPHAL : Captain Clifford Nongrum, one of the youngest soldiers to have laid down his life for the country in the Kargil War against Pakistan in 1999, was remembered gratefully in Shillong on the occasion of Kargil Victory Day on Thursday..